Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1887-11-13
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
Matters to Come Before the COun'
Gil TO.MOrrOW.

ell TO.MOrfOWs
The Board of bile Works transacted the
following business yesterday:
On petition of G. W. McGauk and others to
have the line of Adobe street defined; the
Board will say that the City Surveyor is al
ready ordered to define said lines.
On petition of Thomas Cuddy, N. NJ. and
Thos. B. Brown, trustees of Los Angeles
Lodge No. AZ, F. & A. NJ, againt the grad
ing OF CASTELAR, street in front of Masonic
burying grounds, recommended the same
be denied as contract and contractor are al
ready at work on said tract.
On petition of Frank La Strong and others,
owners on Workman street, to have said
street graded; recommended that the prop
erty owners be allowed to do their own grad
ing, provided they DO said aIi, work In accord
On petition of w. NJ Bristol aud others to
have grade of Bryant from Lincoln to
Ninth, Whittier, Seventh to Ninth, Lincoln
Holmes to Vernon established; recon-
mended the same be granted and City Sur
We, or be instructed o establish said grade.
On petition of s. P. r. r. Co. to have Ar
royO street abandoned, and to be allowed to
erect foot-path in place thereof; recon.
of Public Works and City Surveyor to find
out whether the said company will not con-
struct an elevated wagon road from Buena
Vista and San Fernando street, on line OF
Arroyo street.
obstructions removed from the line of Mo
Fart street; recommended that the City Sur
veyor be instructed to define said street.
on petition of c. s. Miles to have the mat
ter of grading Virgin street proceeded with
as soon as possible; recommended the con
tract be let to D. F. Donovan, and that said
grading be commenced as soon as contract
Is approved.
Teed street established at once; recommend
ed the same be granted and City Surveyor be
instructed to establish said grade.
On petition of Edward Records to have
| the grade of Soto street established between
Brooklyn avenue and Wabash avenue: re-
commended the same be granted and City
Surveyor instructed to establish said grade.
On petition of D. Feldschman and Others
| to have the grade of Seventh street estab-
lished between Main and San Pedro; re-
commended the same be granted and City
Surveyor instructed to establish said grade,
On petition of Black Diamond Coal Com
pany to be allowed to place scales on First
street at the crossing of the California Cen
trail Railroad Company; recomme ended that
the petition be granted. provided the said
company does not go further into the street
than the old line OF the property, ten feet
bark from old curb line.
Recommended that the City Surveyor be
grade of Wall street and Los Angeles street
SO as to protect the sewer at the intersection
of said streets.
Recommended that the bill OF II. C Regis
ter for the grading of Angelina street be al
lowed.
ON protest of NJ. A. Blanchard against the
price of ., SO per front foot for the, grading
Of Second str. ct, and recommended the pc
tition be denied, as the Board considers that
that the price is not excessive as large cob
BILE cutters are to be put In, and that the
contract be let Z. G. Burlingame.
On petition of the San Gabriel Valley
Rapid Transit Company for franchise,
Board asks further time.
In regard to the petition of the 8. P. r. r.,
same recommendation as last weeks report,
with the addition that the Company be re-
quired t. put in automatic gates over said
cross streets.
As Shaw & Strand failed to put up checks
| for the grading of Union Avenue, the Board
recon men ded that tho bid of Sanford John
son. which was the next lowest bid be &C
| copied.